Leaders in Climate Change Management Programme

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• Recently, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister launched the “Leaders in Climate Change Management” (LCCM) programme.

About LCCM programme

• Organisation:
  • National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and World Resources Institute (WRI) India, jointly announced ‘Leaders in Climate Change Management’ (LCCM), a practice-based learning program.
  • The LCCM program, designed and implemented in partnership with the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) and Indian School of Business (ISB).
• Aim:
  • To build capacity among urban professionals to lead climate action across sectors and geographies in the country.
  • To build capacity among 5,000 urban leaders in climate change adaptation and mitigation by 2027.
• Phases:
  • The program has four phases in which the first phase is an online learning module that can be completed over eight weeks
  • The next includes face-to-face sessions spanning four to six days
  • The third phase mandates participants to complete a project over six to eight months and attending exposure visits; and
  • The final phase includes networking and establishing a community of practice.

Significance

• It includes mid to junior-level government officials and frontline workers, and preparing them to champion climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions towards a coordinated effort to achieve India’s climate commitments.
• It also marked the achievements of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs towards India’s urban climate goals.
• LCCM is a blended learning program for urban practitioners looking to upskill and prepare them to deliver effective climate action.

Source: PIB